Livin' Every Day

Walter Trout Band, Walter Trout | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 23, 2011)
• Original Release Date: June 8, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Ruf Records
• ASIN: B00000J82W
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #104,472 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Solo album from the former Canned Heat guitarist is full of what Walter Trout does best--grungy, gritty guitar riffage set to killer grooves. That pretty much describes the best stuff here, including the opening title track, the rolling "Let Me Know," the funky "Say What You Mean," and the closer "Prisoner of a Dream," which adds horns and organ to the mix. Trout's also played with British blues elder John Mayall, and it shows in his solo work--he's got that blues-rock mix that is so typical of British blues, and so appealing when done well, as it is here. He's not quite as good at ballads; "Sweet Butterfly" wanders, and "Fool for Love" doesn't have as strong a base as the more uptempo material. On the other hand, "Through the Eyes of Love" shows that Trout can play guitar clean as well as gritty, and "Nothin' but the Blues" is solid from beginning to end. A strong entry overall, and perfect summer listening. --Genevieve Williams

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Livin' Every Day by Walter Trout

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Customer Reviews

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you play and love guitar, you need this CD!, October 23, 1999

By 

James Branham ( Runs with Wolf) (Baltimore, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Livin' Every Day (Audio CD)

There are tons of media hyped guitar gods out there, and that's the problem - all noise and no skills. There have been and are great guitarist, if love the guitar you know them all, Stevie Ray, Buchanan, Gatton, Jimi, BB, Albert Collins, etc., the real gods, the players we listen to and try to learn from their incredible talents. Well add another, Walter Trout. Who is this upstart? Walter has been around quite a while, do a little research and you will soon see. How can I best describe his latest CD? Well it's easy, it has not left my CD player for two weeks! In the same sense that Stevie Ray Vaughan was an open channel to creativity and emotion, Walter trout is also. His genius for guitar goes from comforting to devastating. Killer tone, incredible music, other worldly guitar - you need this CD.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Stuck in a rut., December 25, 2000

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Lee Hagen (Delafield,WI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Livin' Every Day (Audio CD)

My first purchase of a Trout CD. If not for one major annoyance, I would have given this at least four stars. The problem? This guys solos are stuck in a rut. Each song starts off solid with a bang, but when the solo comes and the hammer-ons/pull-offs are piled on top of another, it ultimately becomes unlistenable. Eventually, you begin to realize that all the solos sound the same and take their toll on the overall project. It's a shame, because overall the group has a good sound and Trout has a fine Strat tone. This CD had potential. Unfortunately, Trout hasn't quite figured out that sometimes less is better.

Lee Hagen Delafield, WI [e-mail]

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars His best album (hard to believe he could get any better), January 5, 2001

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Carlton Whitfield (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Livin' Every Day (Audio CD)

Critics have said that Walter Trout plays too many notes. True, there's a lot going on in his solos, with notes coming at you faster than you could imagine, but they do have feeling, and are clear. Almost nobody out there can play as fast as Walter, and none can play at that speed as cleanly. The rest of the band, although good, is clearly designed around him. Anytime you listen to a Walter Trout album, you are in the presence of true greatness, so allow yourself to be pulled in. This is not background music.

If you buy this album, you will realize that I'm not over-stating his skill. There's a reason why he's quickly gaining in popularity in the States, and is a show-stopper at blues festivals. He and his band play long sets and with great intensity. God help the band that has to follow him.

There's one sure way to decide ahead of time if you'll like this album. Do you like a harder type of blues-rock? If yes, ANY Walter Trout CD will be a great purchase. If not, his stuff may be a little too much to digest. Not for the easy-listening or Britney Spears crowd.

I saw him play live in Cleveland recently, and it's even better that the studio recordings. Trust me, you have never seen someone work an electric guitar the way he does. It's a lot like watching Arnold, in the movie Predator, mowing down half the forest with an M-60.

I practice all the time, but I'll be 150 years old before I can do the same things with my Strat.